List of Famous people with last name Sanchez

José Luis García Sánchez is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed 30 films since 1968. He wrote for the 1973 film Habla, mudita, which was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. In 1978, he directed Las truchas ("Trouts"), which won the Golden Bear at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.

Elvera Sanchez was an American dancer and the mother of Sammy Davis Jr.

José Luis Garrafa Sánchez was an Argentine football midfielder. He played mostly for Deportivo Laferrere and Banfield, and is considered an idol for both of these clubs' fans. His nickname, garrafa, means gas cylinder in Spanish.

Claudio Paul Sanchez III is an American writer and musician of Puerto Rican and Italian descent best known for being the lead singer, guitarist and primary lyricist for the alternative/progressive rock group Coheed and Cambria. He is the creator of the comic book series The Amory Wars, as well as Key of Z and Kill Audio, both co-written with wife Chondra Echert. Sanchez co-authored the novel Year of the Black Rainbow with Peter David.

Nicolás Gabriel Sánchez is an Argentine footballer who plays as a centre back for Liga MX club Monterrey.

Mariquita Sánchez de Thompson Y de Mendeville, also known simply as Mariquita Sánchez de Thompson, was a patriot from Buenos Aires and one of its leading salonnières, whose tertulias gathered many of the leading personalities of her time. She is widely remembered in the Argentine historical tradition because the Argentine National Anthem was sung for the first time in her home, on May 14, 1813.

Richard Rafael Sánchez Guerrero is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club América and the Paraguay national team.

Germán Saúl Sánchez Sánchez is a Mexican diver. He is nicknamed "Duva". At the age of 16, he competed in the Men's individual 10m platform at the 2008 Summer Olympics and came in 22nd. He won one gold medal in the 2011 Pan-American Games. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he won a silver medal in the synchronized 10m platform with his partner Iván García. In the individual 10m platform, Sánchez came 14th. In 2016, Sánchez took part in his third Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he came 5th in the synchronized 10m platform, again alongside Iván García. Twelve days later, Sánchez won the silver medal in individual 10m platform. and 9th in the semi-final. He became the third Mexican athlete to win an Olympic silver medal in Men's individual 10m platform after Joaquín Capilla (1952) and Álvaro Gaxiola (1968). He is also the only Mexican diver who has won Olympic medals in both individual and synchronized events.

Celia Sánchez Manduley was a Cuban revolutionary, politician, researcher and archivist. She was key member of the Cuban Revolution and a close colleague of Fidel Castro.

Clara Irma Serra Sánchez is a Spanish politician and feminist author. She was a member of the Assembly of Madrid between 2015 and 2019, during the 10th and 11th terms of the regional legislature.